Business Opinion
29-Mar-2007 By with The PMA Team
Time to satisfy more Sunday customers When I was running a small chain of pubs in the East Midlands I used to slightly dread making a site visit late...
Taste test
29-Mar-2007
THIS WEEK: Valt A new vodka made with Scotch malt John Hudson, London The design of this bottle really has the wow factor. It would stand out on a...
Admiral Taverns launches pub food website
28-Mar-2007
Admiral Taverns has launched a dedicated website to help its licensees develop the food side of their businesses.The expanding tenanted and leased...
Profile: The right balance
27-Mar-2007
THERE'S A rule of thumb sometimes used to distinguish a food-led pub from a restaurant - would you feel comfortable standing at the bar and just...
Focus Scotland: what's their beef?
27-Mar-2007
Scottish publicans could be forgiven for a certain level of paranoia when it comes to the powers-that-be trying out big ideas on them.Having already...
Chocolate and chilli: the missing link
27-Mar-2007
"WOULD YOU like to spend an evening drinking beer and eating chocolate?" It's one of those questions that has you searching every word for small...
27-Mar-2007 By Jo Bruce
PubChef editor Jo Bruce reviews Gordon Ramsay's new pub
Peggy at IFE
26-Mar-2007
I¹m not a big fan of traipsing around great big halls to look at new stuff for the pub, but you¹ve got to show willing, I suppose. I quite enjoyed...
Power to the pub kitchen
26-Mar-2007
There isn't much food preparation that can't be done by hand, but for a busy food-led pub it's much more time and cost effective to have a range of...
Whitbread confirms sale rumours
26-Mar-2007 By Hamish Champ
Whitbread has confirmed it has received what it describes as "unsolicited approaches" from potential buyers of its David Lloyd Leisure (DLL)...
Business Opinion
22-Mar-2007 By with Alistair Darby
Why handpull is well up to the cask Have you ever struggled to find the butter in your fridge, only to be told by your partner that it's in front of...
Herald invests in a more foodie future
22-Mar-2007 By The PMA Team
Herald Inns & Bars, the high- street bar and nightclub operator owned by Trevor Hemmings and HBoS, is to open suburban food-led pubs in a major...
Pub Club beefs up the menu
22-Mar-2007
A new online recipe and advice bank for pubs has been launched by the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX).Pub Club offers help and support to...
Taste of success
22-Mar-2007
Changing conditions in the pub market have far-reaching consequences for the trade as a whole. Tony Halstead listens to the experts' views The pub...
In season: Step into spring
21-Mar-2007
Claire Power, product marketing manager (fresh produce), Pauleys: Spring marks an exciting season for fresh produce, with the first of many new...
Chris Maclean: the restaurant lark
21-Mar-2007 By Chris Maclean
On Mothering Sunday one of the restaurant customers complained about a dish she was served. It was something fishy on a risotto bed and the lady...
Going upmarket
20-Mar-2007
ANOTHER WEEK, another hospitality show. Let's be honest, the idea of traipsing around a large hall looking at the latest innovations in paper cup...
19-Mar-2007 By The PMA Team
Herald Inns & Bars, the high street bar and nightclub operator owned by Trevor Hemmings and HBoS, is to open suburban food-led pubs in a major...
Ramsay holds fire on first pub opening
16-Mar-2007
Gordon Ramsay has delayed the opening of his first pub by a week as he puts the finishing touches on the venture.However, there's no a question of a...
Win a menu makeover with our Food Champion
15-Mar-2007
Anyone working in a pub kitchen will be all-too-familar with the concept of 'menu fatigue', but it's easy for customers to get just as fed up with...
Business support for pubs from EBLEX
15-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner
The English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) has launched a business support package for licensees.
15-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's first pub - the Narrow in London's Limehouse - will open a week later than scheduled. The pub will now open its doors...
Gastro rise threatens darts
15-Mar-2007
In the week that saw the Prince of Wales expressing an interest in darts, a new survey says that the rise of the gastro- pub is killing the game....
Family pubs: Peggy's pick of the products
14-Mar-2007
. Pritchitts' Comelle long-life ice-cream mixesI must admit I could hardly blame all the mums for rushing out of the pub last summer whenever the...
Family pubs: nutrition for nippers
14-Mar-2007
JW Lees has 156 tenanted and managed pubs across the North West. Director of catering Christina Lees-Jones was keen to revamp the kids¹ menu to...
Family pubs: freedom of choice
14-Mar-2007
There is a treat on the menu for all the family at the Fishes, in North Hinksey, just south of Oxford, thanks to an innovative range of catering...
Heinz caring for the community
14-Mar-2007
Even the best pub grub can be ruined by sub-standard sauce or cruddy condiments. In a crusade for quality, Heinz Foodservice has created a Table Top...
14-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner
Urban pub dining is set to increase when the smoke ban hits. According to research by consumer analyst CACI, 75% of 25-35 year olds in upmarket...
14-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner
A leading gastropub operator has hit back at claims that gastropubs are responsible for the demise of darts playing. Geronimo Inns boss Rupert...
Publican Live: what's cooking?
13-Mar-2007
The 3663 Live Food Experience at Publican Live will be a new and improved version of the pub food theatre popular in previous years at the Pub and...
Energy Efficiency: A cool way to save energy
13-Mar-2007
DESPITE COMPETITION from everything from binge drinking to smoking, energy costs have managed to muscle their way high on the news pages of The...
A match made in Scotland: Whisky & Food Matching
13-Mar-2007
YOU'LL KNOW about matching wine and food, of course, and increasingly pubs are actively encouraging the link between beer and food. Whisky and food,...
Call for meat origin labelling from MLC
12-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner
The Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC) is calling for pubs to label the origin of meat on menus or face imposed regulations.
Greene King launches new menu initiative
12-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner
Greene King Pub Company has launched an online menu system to help chefs create a bespoke menu. Free Range - the new initiative - is a flexible menu...
British BBQ-ers hit the road
09-Mar-2007
With just over 100m barbecues estimated to have been held in the UK during 2005, we are officially Europe's biggest BBQ nation, taking the number one...
Wesson cooking oil range expands
09-Mar-2007
Cooking oil brand Wesson Green is moving with the times, with redesigned packaging and a long life oil which meets consumer requirements for products...
Day in the Life: a quick lunch
07-Mar-2007
On the face of it, lunchtime should be an easy win for the pub trade. Even in the darkest days of postwar pub food, many boozers could manage to...
Southern Pride stamp for regional meats
07-Mar-2007
Pubs in the south of England will now be able to show their pride in the region's high quality produce with a new brand.Portsmouth based Solent...
The Running Horse Inn has the angles for success
06-Mar-2007
Despite being about as far as its possible to get from the sea, the Running Horse Inn, Bewdley won the Chef & Brewer Seafood Pub of the Year...
St Patrick's Day: don't overlook food
05-Mar-2007
Food? On St Patrick's Day? What are you, some sort of an eejit?That, give or take a few expletives, would almost certainly have been the reaction of...
Pubs must act to avoid menu origin laws
05-Mar-2007
Pub groups must stop hiding behind excuses and give customers more information on the origin of meat on the menu, says Labour minister Lord...
A breath of fresh air
01-Mar-2007
With National No Smoking Day on 14 March, Richard Fox, author of The Food & Beer Cook Book, shows you how to road-test simple menu ideas that...
Combined effort
27-Feb-2007
A COMBI-OVEN is one of the most versatile items of prime cooking equipment, so any pub kitchen with ambitions for good and profitable food should be...
Local Sourcing: The garden of London
27-Feb-2007
On the face of it, sourcing fresh, local produce in London makes about as much sense as taking the caffeine out of coffee or the alcohol out of...
Beer and food matching: Best combinations
26-Feb-2007
What with smoking bans, climate change and a new 'face' to get used to on the Big D nuts card, pubs are having to deal with their fair share of...
Graham's whisky menu takes the prize
26-Feb-2007
Celebrating the cause of whisky and food matching, Graham Harvey has been announced as the Spirit of Speyside Chef of the Year.Graham, chef...
North West Focus Food: Buzz about bangers
23-Feb-2007
If you're looking to attract attention, an award wining sausage isn't a bad place to start. Kevin Berkins' bangers have been raising more than a few...
22-Feb-2007 By Lucy Britner
The Beer Academy has launched a new beer and food matching course. 'Making Beer and Food Dance' is a half day course that has been developed as a...
21-Feb-2007 By Lucy Britner
Two Shepherd Neame pubs have received accolades for their food offering, in the pub company's awards. The King William IV, in Benenden, was named Pub...
Pupils pop to the pub for lunch
20-Feb-2007
Pupils at a Somerset school are being taken to the pub every day by teachers - and their parents couldn't be happier.The Harvest Moon pub in...
